Category Archives: Early Flight
Boeing 307 converted to yacht
It’s not everyday you see one of these cruise through the harbor—or docked at the local marina. That’s because Cosmic Muffin, the “boat” you see in the photo on the left, is a true one of a kind: At one … Continue reading
Photo published in the Aerospace Encyclopedia
I just gave my permission for my photo of a Bleriot XI taken at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, MI to be published in the next edition of the Aerospace Encyclopedia. Go figure I travel all through the United … Continue reading
National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
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National Museum of the USAF
Here are photos from my visit last week.
Russian K-7 Heavy Aircraft
Kalinin K-7 (Russian: ??????? ?-7) was a heavy experimental aircraft designed and tested in the Soviet Union in the early 1930s. K-7 was of unusual configuration with twin booms and large underwing pods housing fixed landing gear and machine gun … Continue reading
National Museum of the United States Air Force
Here are photos from my recent visit.
SPAD VII
From Wikipedia The SPAD S.VII was the first of a series of highly successful biplane fighter aircraft produced by Société Pour L’Aviation et ses Dérivés (SPAD) during the First World War. Like its successors, the S.VII was renowned as a … Continue reading
Kalamazoo Air Zoo
I recently had a chance to visit the Kalamazoo Air Zoo in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The Zoo is one of the best air museums in the midwest and well worth a visit. The museum has expanded to include a nice collection … Continue reading
New England Air Museum
The New England Air Museum is located at Bradley International Airport, Windsor Locks, Connecticut, USA. The museum is housed in three large display buildings consisting of more than 75,000 square feet (7,000 m²) of exhibit space. In fair weather, the outside storage … Continue reading